DANEVIRKE.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 355, 14 June 1887, Page 2

DANEVIRKE.

[From- Our Own Correspondent.) THE MANGATERA MILL. The mill erected b} r Mr Allardic” for Messrs Lycett & Cross alongside the boundary of the Umotoroa Block is now complete and started cutting yesterday. I have passingly referred to this mill previously ; as it is now ready, I think it an opportune moment for giving a full description of it. Under the able skill and direction of Mr G, Bailey the plant has been put together and placed in a maimer which cannot bo improved on as to the saving of time, and labor, and power, the principal object in view, and also effected, being the greatest amount of labour by the least amount of power. Everything is in its place ami handy; there are no unnecessary machinery, wasting power, nor is \yhat is erected in any way crowded, the motive power consists of two portable engines, one of 10 and one of 1-1 horse power, the last, mentioned hiving done service up till late at Mr Mason's mill, in tho Maliarahara. —The 1-1 horse-power drives a breaking down (twin-saws, bottom ;Ift (fin and logs 4ft Gin) with a self-acting backmotion travelling table, whiehcanaccomodate logs up to -loft long.—Tho .10 horsepower supplies tho motive power to the breast bench saw directly and by an intermediate shaft to a first-class planing machine ( by Ball & Co. ) emery grinder and gnlleUing machine, fire-wood saw and a double ach . force-pump, which latter in a rpmarkably short lime fills the two boilers from a neva'dailing well of water. In fact the supply is flowing in so copiously that filling tho two boilers only means reducing tho water in the well by 7in for about ‘JO minutes.—All tho bearings are lined with Babbot’s white metal, Quo feature worthy of notied (say i‘7o per year, ) is a water-race which has boon run from several springs in an adjoining terrace under (Ijo saws, where ail the refuse and sawdust y.ro carried away by tho water ju tljo race into a deep gully 4 chains distant. Too plant is covered by a corruogated iron roofed shed 120 ft by 04ft.— I The above mill lays within a stone-tnrow of tho Mangalore railway siding, from which it is separated by a, level bowling green, it also lays on oil the edge of a virgin bush stretching itself for miles towards the porth and east, 4000 acres of which comprises tho Danovirko and AVaipawa Special Settlements, where .10 to GO settlers will be building their homes within the next 12 months. When they start building all those special saitth-rs will no doubt take their orders from I 1- 1 mill not only because it is so bandy for tbenj but also to encourage local industry in their midst. With such a local market near hand, with su Ii an easy access to llie railway, and conscijuently other markets, with a magnificent bush near at hand, tho Maugatora mdl in tho hands of such a pushing firm .3 Messrs Lycett A Cross will ‘have vc r ■ little diltteultl i placing the 4Q,OOtnt per week, which will be tho aAtfrUgo cutUtog ]mAfc of yluiiV.

G. Henson has the contract for supplying the logs; Mr C. Bailey will have tho management of the mill. LICENSING. My si 10it telegram last Thursday informed you that two out of tho three applications for new licenses were granted, namely : tho Junction and tho Mangatcra Hotel. A groat deal of interest was evinced, by tho settlers in tho granting of those licenses and previous to tho day of hearing, memorials and contra-memorials were freely circulating and largely signed. The dilemma of the m labors of the Bench was daily increasing and tho conflicting feelings between the interests of friends and tho unimportant duties of their office, placed them no doubt in an unpleasant position and made speculation rife, how far the first or tho last would prevail with them. The applause accorded them on their decision being made known, as well as tho freely expressed opinion of the inhabitants, afterwards proved undoubtedly, that they had discharged their duties in conformity with tho interests of the town as a whole and the general views of the inhabitants. Mr. Cornford, Solicitor of Napier, pleaded for the granting of a license lor the Junction Hotel, and Mr Cooper, architect for the erection of the house, was also present with plans for the purpose of giving the Bench any information they might require. I must congratulate Mr J. Mackay on the very able maimer in which ho sustained the dignity of tho Bench and executed the duties of a chairmanship, which must have been altogether new to him. The refusal of a license for the Settlers’ Arms was based on the grounds that tho accommodation was not required in the neighbourhood : at (ho same time the applicant’s attention was drawn to tho section of the Act providing fora rc-hearing of his application should ho choose to avail himself of it. He intimated that he intended to do so. Mr Butler is now so far. recovered that ho attended tho sitting of the Licensing Court in his position as Clerk to the Committee, hut it will take some lime yet before ho can commence without the crutches, and a long time before lie again can make use of his foot. In celebration of “ the victory’’ as ho calls it, Mr Younghusband gave a hop and a spread in tho Town Hall the same evening, to which an all-round invitation brought a numerous gathering of young and old who enjoyed themselves immensely t ill tho “ wee hours o’ the morn.”

FOOTFALL,

Since the visit of your football team, more interest and activity have come to the front among our local footballers. They intend forming a strong club hero and pratico regularly every Saturday. If the Woodville Club wish to retain the little twig of laurels, so hotly contested for, they had bettor put their best foot forward between now and their next match. THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. After the debate last Thursday, those assembled resolved themselves into a public meeting, when the proposal, that the committee of this society should take over the management of the library and reading-room, was unanimously carried. The programme for next Thursday night will bo “ Sharp pratice.” The association now numbers over 40 members.—Decided success.